Curriculum Vitae

Prof. dr Anna Maria Roszkowska
E-mail: aroszkowska@unime.it


Work experience and position

From 11.01.2021- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, Piazza Pugliatti, 1- 98122 Messina, Italy

From 01.10.2021 - Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Teaching Coordinator of Ophthalmology at Ophthalmology Department of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, Ul. Herlinga Grudzińskiego 1, Krakow, Poland


01.10.2017 - 31.09.2020 - Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Chair of Ophthalmology Department at Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Ul. Herlinga Grudzińskiego 1, Krakow, Poland

From 01.10.1998 - Chair of the Cornea and Laser Refractive Surgery Section Unit of the Department of Surgery Section of Ophthalmology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 98100 Messina, Italy

26.03.2015 - Post-Doctoral Academic Degree in Medical Sciences- Ophthalmology at Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland


Education

2014 Advanced Training Course - Health Management for Managers of Complex Structures, Messina

10 May 1996 European Board of Ophthalmology-Excellence in Education Consilium Europaeum Ophthalmologiae. Paris, France

1994-1999 Doctorate in Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery, University of Padua, Italy

1999 Philosophy Doctor, University of Padua, Italy
15 July 1994 Specialization in Ophthalmology University of Messina, Italy

November 1990 Professional Qualification Diploma, University of Messina, Italy

11 July 1989 Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Messina, Italy

15 June 1988 Degree in Medicine, Medical Academy of Krakow, Poland (Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University of Krakow)


Mother tongue Polish

Other languages Italian fluent written and oral, English fluent written and oral, French

Scientific activity

2021 Guest Editor Frontiers in Medicine, Section Ophthalmology, Special Issue “Eye in Systemic Diseases”

From 2021 Expert referee for the research projects of Polish National Research Center in Krakow, Poland

From 2020 Associate Editor, Member of Editorial Board of BMC Ophthalmology (Springer Nature) for Cornea and Ocular Surface Section

From 2017 Referee for Polish State Universities (Warsaw and Katowice) for doctoral dissertations (PhD).

2015-2016 Referee of Research projects of Hungarian Scientific Research Fund for Hungarian National Research Development and Innovative Office.

Research product evaluator for the National Agency for evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 7 to 9 March 2013.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 6 to 8 March 2014.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 7th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 5 to 7 March 2015.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 8th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 3 to 5 March 2016.

Faculty member and Speaker at the Ocular surface masterclass course: what's new in diagnosis and management of dry eye, ocular rosacea, allergic disease and cicatrising conjunctivitis for the cataract surgeon. ESCRS Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark. 10-14 September 2016

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 11th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 28 February to 2 March 2019.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 12 International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases held in Wisla, Poland from 5 to 7 March 2020.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th International Scientific Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Diseases will be held in Wisla, Poland from 31 March 2 april 2022.


Participation in the international research group and scientific collaboration between the Eye Clinic of the University of Messina and the Department of Ophthalmology, Second Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Zabrze of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland with following publications:
1. Nowinska AK, Wylegala E, Janiszewska DA, Dobrowolski D, Aragona P, Roszkowska AM, Puzzolo D. Genotype-phenotype correlation of TGFBI corneal dystrophies in Polish patients. Mol Vis. 2011;17:2333-42.
2. Milka M, Mroz I, Jastrzebska M, Wrzalik R, Dobrowolski D, Roszkowska AM, Mocko L, Wylegała E. Application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in ophthalmology. Klin Oczna. 2012;114(1):71-4. Review. Polish. PubMed PMID: 22783751
3. Mocko L, Zajac M, Roszkowska AM, Weglarz B, Milka M, Dobrowolski D, Wylegała E. Contemporary applications of wavefront aberrometry in ophthalmology practice. Klin Oczna. 2012;114(1):75-8. Review. Polish. PubMed PMID: 22783752
4. Aragona P, Wylegala E, Wroblewska-Czajka E, Smedowski A, Nowinska A, Roszkowska AM, Pisani A, Micali A, Puzzolo D. Clinical, Confocal, and Morphological Investigations on the Cornea in Human Mucopolysaccharidosis IH-S.Cornea. 2014;33:35-42.
5. Nowinska AK, Wylegala E, Teper S, Lyssek-Boron A, Aragona P, Roszkowska AM, Micali A, Pisani A, Puzzolo D. Phenotype-Genotype Correlation in Patients With Schnyder Corneal Dystrophy. Cornea 2014;33:497-503.
6. Micali A, Pisani A, Puzzolo D, Nowinska A, Wylegala E, Teper S, Czajka E, Roszkowska AM, Orzechowska-Wylegala B, Aragona P. Macular Corneal Dystrophy: In Vivo Confocal and Structural Data. Ophthalmology 2014;121:1164-73.
7. Nowinska AK, Wylegala E, Teper S, Wroblewska-Czajka E, Aragona P, Roszkowska AM, Micali A, Pisani A, Puzzolo D. Phenotype and genotype analysis in patients with macular corneal dystrophy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2014;98:1514-21.
8. Micali A, Roszkowska AM, Postorino EI, Rania L, Aragona E, Wylegala E, Nowinska A, Ieni A, Calimeri S, Pisani A, Aragona P, Puzzolo D. Comparative Confocal and Histopathological Study of Corneal Changes in Multiple Myeloma. Cornea. 2016
9. Roszkowska AM, Wylegala A, Inferrera L, Spinella R, Gargano R, Orzechowska-Wylegala B, Aragona P. Impact of corneal parameters, refractive error and age on density and morphology of the subbasal nerve plexus fibers in healthy adults. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 16;11(1):6076
10. Inferrera L, Aragona E, Wylęgała A, Valastro A, Latino G, Postorino EI, Gargano R, Orzechowska-Wylęgała B, Wylęgała E and Roszkowska AM. The Role of Hi-Tech Devices in Assessment of Corneal Healing in Patients with Neurotrophic Keratopathy. JCM 2022,22.


Scientific collaboration with the Physics Department of the University of Messina with reports during the PhD in Physics, congress activities and scientific publications.

1. Roszkowska AM. Clinical applications of lasers in ophthalmology. X Bioengineering study day, Faculty of Engineering, University of Catania, 1 July 2011.
2. Torrisi L, Italiano A, Amato E, Caridi F, Squeri CA, Squeri G, Roszkowska AM. Radiation Effects on Poly-(methyl methacrylate) induced by pulsed laser irradiations. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids. 2012;167:641-50.
3. Roszkowska AM, Trombetta CJ. Lasers in ophthalmology. Program and Abstract XXI National Conference. Italian Association of Science and Technology. Catania, 15-17 May 2013.
4. Scolaro C, Torrisi L, Cutroneo M, Caridi F, Roszkowska AM, Pedullà E. A Liquid contact angles on biocompatible surfaces. 3rd Workshop-Plasmi, Sorgenti, Biofisica ed Applicazioni. 2013;38-42
5. Roszkowska AM. Intraocular lenses in cataract surgery. XI National Biomat Conference. Messina, 5 July 2013
6. Scolaro C, Torrisi L, Cutroneo M, Caridi F, Roszkowska AM, Pedullà E. A Liquid contact angles on biocompatible surfaces. 3rd Workshop-Plasmi, Sorgenti, Biofisica ed Applicazioni. 2013;38-42
7. Roszkowska AM, Torrisi L. Intraocular lens employed for cataract surgery. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2014;508:1-7.
8. Roszkowska AM. The use of femtosecond lasers in ophthalmology. 8th Plasma Physics by Laser Applications. Messina 5-7 July 2017.
9. Roszkowska AM, Urso M, Signorino A, Aragona P. Use of the Femtosecond Lasers in Ophthalmology. 2018; EPJ Web of Conference 167,05004 01/10/2011

From Academic year 2017 to 2020 - Responsible for scientific and research activity in Ophthalmology as Associate Professor, Director of the Chair of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University.

Scientific consultant for Katana Technologies company based in Kleinemachow, Berlin, Germany for development, optimization and clinical applications of Lasersoft a solid state laser for refractive surgery.

Local Principal Investigator in the Italian multicenter clinical trial entitled assessment of theranostic guided riboflavin UVA corneal cross linking for treatment of keratoconus ". Protocol code RSKC001

Author of 55 scientific papers (Scopus database)
30 as a first or last author

Impact factor 109.288
h-index 15
Total citations 708


Author of book “Modern Corneal Semeiotics”. Medical Books, Palermo, Italy. 2007

Author of 5 book’s chapters on corneal semeiotics, diseases and refractive surgery.




Invited speaker on numerous international and national congresses
The most important international:
1. Roszkowska AM. Photorefractive keratectomy for astigmatism with the Mel 70 excimer laser. Symposium on Cataract, Glaucoma and Refractive Surgery, 6 Annual Meeting of AICCER and ISRS; Rome, May 11-12, 2001.
2. Roszkowska AM. First experience with a new all solid-state laser. International Meeting New Trends in Ophthalmology. Catania, 18-20 settembre 2003.
3. Roszkowska AM. Fermo Dry Eye. Member of Panel on Refractive Surgery. Fermo, September 22-23, 2006.
4. Roszkowska AM. Aminoacids use in ophthalmology. Annual Meeting Romanian Society of Ophthalmology. Sinaia, Romania. 2-4 October 2009.
5. Roszkowska AM. Fermo Miopia a 360°. Member of Panel. 4° Congresso Fermo. 9-10 settembre 2010.
6. Roszkowska AM. Salzmann nodular degeneration – etiology, diagnosis and treatment. International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland 10-12 March 2011.
7. Roszkowska AM. Keratoconus classification system. International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland10-12 March 2011.
8. Roszkowska AM. Laser refractive surgery in special cases. Session on Corneal refractive surgery. 4th International symposium: Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. 2nd Meeting of Corneal Society of Polish Society of Ophthalmology. March 8-10, 2012, Wisla, Poland.
9. Roszkowska AM. Use of essential amino acids supplementation in the corneal and ocular surface disorders. 2° Joint International Congress Refractive Online and SICSSO. Rome June 28-30, 2012.
10. Roszkowska AM. The impact of environmental factors on physiopathology of the cornea. 5th International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland10-12 March 2013.
11. Roszkowska AM. Corneal degenerations. Diagnosis and treatment. 6° International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland, March 6-8, 2014.
12. Roszkowska AM. Cytology and Dry Eye. XI Congress of International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye. Naples, 18-20 September 2014.
13. Roszkowska AM. Corneal collagen cross-linking with iontophoresis. 7th International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland 5-7 March 2015
14. Roszkowska AM. PRK complications. 8th International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland 3-5 March 2016.
15. Roszkowska AM. Effects of aminoacids on corneal nerves in refractive surgery and ocular surface disorders. 8th International Symposium: Advances in Diagnosis and treatment of Corneal Diseases. Wisla, Poland 3-5 March 2016.
16. Roszkowska AM. Role of ginko biloba extract on corneal nerves in refractive surgery and ocular surface disorders. Innovative Solutions in Ophthalmology. Rome, Italy 19 may 2017.
17. Roszkowska AM. Liposomes in the management of evaporative dry eye. Innovative Solutions in Ophthalmology. Rome, Italy 19 may 2017.
18. Roszkowska AM. The use of femtosecond lasers in ophthalmology. 8th Plasma Physics by Laser Applications. Messina 5-7 July 2017.
19. Roszkowska AM. Tioretin A. International meeting. Baku, Azerbaijan, 3 November 2017
20. Roszkowska AM. Ribolisin: use of amino acids and riboflavin enriched tears substitutes after corneal CXL. International meeting. Baku, Azerbaijan, 3 November 2017.
21. Roszkowska AM. Blu gel A-role of amino acids on corneal surface. International meeting. Baku, Azerbaijan, 3 November 2017.
22. Roszkowska AM. How to treat dry eye in diabetic patients: the role of lipoic acid. Innovative solutions in Ophthalmology. Abano Terme, Italy 16 November 2018.
23. Roszkowska AM. The role of hyaluronic acid and amino acids in. the treatment of dry eye. Focus on the added value of a solution with Echinacea extract. Innovative solutions in Ophthalmology. Abano Terme 16 November 2018.
24. Roszkowska AM. Epigenetics of the ocular surface. 11th international Symposium Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. Wisla, Poland 28 feb-2 march 2019.
25. Roszkowska AM. Long term results of transepithelial iontophoresis corneal cross-linking in children. 11th international Symposium Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. Wisla, Poland 28 feb-2 march 2019.
26. Roszkowska AM. The role of diabetes in pathogenesis of dry eye. Why Tioretin A may be beneficial. Innovative Solutions in Ophthalmology. Taormina, Italy 21-22 June 2019.
27. Roszkowska AM. Treatment of persistent epithelial defects with rh-NGF. XI International Ophthalmic and ophthalmoplastic training course. Aci Castello, Italy 29-31 May 2019.
28. Roszkowska AM. The role of photo-oxidative stress on the ocular surface.Why Ribolisin may be beneficial? Innovative Solutions in Ophthalmology. Taormina, Italy 21-22 June 2019.
29. Roszkowska AM. Clinical Case: Iontophoresis-assisted corneal cross-linking to halt keratoconus in pediatric patients. Innovative Solutions in Ophthalmology. Taormina, Italy 21-22 June 2019.
30. Roszkowska AM. Corneal cross-linking in keratoconus. Update on corneal surgery. International meeting. Messina, Italy 20 September 2019.
31. Roszkowska AM. Iatrogenic alterations of the ocular surface. Meet the expert Fidia Booth, 37 Congress ESCRS Paris 14-18 Sept. 2019.
32. Roszkowska AM. Iontophoresis Advantages, Indications, and limitations. Hands on: Practice tips and tricks. Webinar “Iontophoresis in Cross-Linking Procedure”. 28 July, 202
33. Roszkowska AM and Wylegala A. Corneal sub-basal nerve density and morphology in adults. Correlation with corneal parameters and refraction. 12th International Symposium Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. Wisla, Poland 5-7 march 2020.
34. Severo A, Gargiulo L, De Crescenzo M, Trombetta L, De Maria A and Roszkowska AM. Corneal infections after epi-off CXL for keratoconus. Scientific Conference, 10-11 September. Online
35. Roszkowska AM. Six Months Results of Photorefractive Keratectomy for Myopia and Compound Myopic Astigmatism with 210 nm Wavelength All Solid-State Laser for Refractive Surgery. 13th International Symposium Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. Online, 8-10 April 2021.
36. Roszkowska AM. Diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratopathy. Nowe trendy w okulistyce praktycznej. 8-9 October, Szczecin, Poland
37. Roszkowska AM. All-in-one therapeutic solution. A novel approach to DE treatment. ESASO Course Dry Eye: Up-to-date on dry eye physiopathology, elos. 25 June 2021. Online
38. Roszkowska AM. Trimix, una nuove proposta in oftalmologia: composizione e risultati dello studio clinico. ESASO Course, Poland Lublin 29-30 October 202
39. Roszkowska AM. Dry Eye Disease due to UV damage on the Ocular Surface: Therapeutic Options. Ophtha Academy META 2021 4th to 7 the November, Dubai UAE.
40. Roszkowska AM. The Role of Hi-Tech Devices in Assessment of Corneal Healing in Patients with Neurotrophic Keratopathy. IV° Int. Symposium Advances in diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases. Poland 31march-2 april 2022. Online



Referee for:

1. Ophthalmology
2. Scientific Reports
3. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
4. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
5. Journal of Refractive Surgery
6. Survey of Ophthalmology
7. JAMA Archives of Ophthalmology
8. Cornea
9. International Journal Ophthalmology
10. International Ophthalmology
11. BMC Ophthalmology
12. Current Eye Research
13. European Journal of Ophthalmology
14. Molecular Vision
15. Seminars in Ophthalmology
16. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
17. Frontiers in Pharmacology
18. Journal of Human Kinetics
19. Clinical Ophthalmology


Teaching activity

University of Messina, Italy:

Academic year 2006/2007 - Adjunct Professor at the School of Specialization in Ophthalmology of the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University of Messina with the teaching of Corneal Semeiotics

From academic year 2008/2009 to 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 to 2017/2018 numerous teaching positions in the three-year degree courses: Orthoptics and Ophthalmological Assistance and Techniques of Prevention in the Environment and in the Workplaces

From Academic year 2020/2021 - Institutional teaching assignments in the context of Degree Courses in Medicine and Surgery in Italian and in English and in the three-year degree courses in Orthoptics and Ophthalmological Assistance, Pediatric Nursing and Logopedics.

From Academic year 2022/23 Member of the College of Teachers of Doctorate "Translational Molecular Medicine and Surgery" of University of Messina.


Lecturer within the PhD in physics at the Physics Department of the University of Messina :

1. Clinical applications of the different laser platforms in ophthalmology. In: Lorenzo Torrisi, Dottorato di Ricerca in Fisica. Università di Messina Activity Report 2011. Catania: Lorenzo Torrisi Editore, 8 novembre 2011.
2. Applications of lasers in ophthalmology. 3rd Study Day, PhD in Physics, University of Messina. Messina 30 October 2012.


Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Poland:

From academic year 2016/2017 to 2019/2020 - Teaching position as Associate Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

From academic year 2021/2022 - Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Teaching Coordinator of Ophthalmology in Degree Courses in Medicine and Surgery in Polish and in English at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences


Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland:

In 2017 invitation as Teacher of Neuro-ophthalmology at the Chair and Clinic of Neurology of the Faculty of Medicine

From 2017 - Referee for Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland and Medical University of Warsaw for doctoral dissertations (PhD)

Invited Lecturer at ESASO (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology) Courses at Lublin, Poland and Corneal Module at Lugano, Switzerland.


Awards

2011 Award of Committee of International symposium “New trends in treatment of corneal disease” for dissemination of knowledge of corneal diseases and in recognition of scientific, medical and teaching achievements. Wisła, Poland

2020 Certificate of Appreciation for imparting valuable insight as a speaker to the Polish ophthalmologists during past Cornea Conference in Wisła, Poland.

Member of Scientific Societies

American Academy of Ophthalmology
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Società Italiana Scienze Oftalmologiche ETS
Sicilian Society of Ophthalmology